OK, who made Zenith laundry appliances?

[ingliscanada]

I saw old ads on Zenith washers and dryers. Did they build their own, or did another company build them. I created an earlier thread, but got no response. I think maybe the subject title didn't stand out enough. Does anybody know about them?

 

[alr2903]

I think some of them were made by Apex, notice the service door on the left side of the washer. I could be wrong. alr2903

 

[tomturbomatic]

Zenith Machine Works
Subs. of Marshall-Wells Co.
312 S. Lake Ave.
Duluth, Minnesota

 

[jamiel]

Resurrecting a very old thread with a picture...this is in the restored downtown of Duluth...we're taking a trip through the Portland to escape the Covid...

 

[tomturbomatic]

The washers were made by Beam at one point. The dryers were made by Apex who also made dryers for Speed Queen in the early years.

 

[bradross]

A few pics of my Zenith wringer washer...

made in Duluth, MN. I'm thinking this is a circa 1948 model.

 

[jamiel]

And another picture